LOS ANGELES — Tickets to the singer’s forthcoming Renaissance tour were auctioned off over the weekend at her mother and stepfather’s Wearable Art Gala marking the fifth anniversary of the couple’s Where Art Can Occur Theater Center in Los Angeles. The star-studded, Harlem Renaissance-themed event raised money for the WACO Theater Center’s artistic and youth mentorship programs.
“Celebrating her seventh studio album, Beyoncé has announced that she will be taking ‘Renaissance’ on tour and we are offering an exclusive two tickets to see her live from anywhere around the world, courtesy of United Airlines and their Polaris package,” read a description of the auction item shared on Instagram by musician Zach Campbell, who attended the gala.
Valued at $20,000, the concert package also included first-class plane tickets, hotel accommodations and a backstage tour led by none other than Beyoncé's mother, Tina Knowles-Lawson. Per footage from the event, gala attendees bid at least $50,000 for the item, which is rumored to have sold for $150,000.
